Conservation groups hope realistic budgeting for growing firefighting costs might keep officials from raiding funds for management practices that could prevent those fires in the first place.... READ MORE

“SNAP benefits people of every race, zip code, and political persuasion, all across this country. And when we ran the numbers … we uncovered the startling reality that rural areas are often struggling the most.”... READ MORE

West Virginia's long history of labor confrontations means residents know a thing or two about the picket line. Mountain State teachers drew on this tradition when they walked out of the classroom earlier this month.... READ MORE

Two rural congressional districts in New York are seeing unusually heavy political activity on the Democratic side of the ballot this year. Fourteen candidates are competing in the June primary for the chance to take on Republican incumbents.... READ MORE

After 15 years with the Center for Rural Strategies – six of them as visual editor of the Daily Yonder – Shawn Poynter is moving back into full-time photography. Poynter reminisces about the people and places he’s photographed and gives us his best tips for finding a parking place in rural America.... READ MORE